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Early day motions

Early day motions

Early day motions are formal statements MPs table to draw attention to an issue and gather support from colleagues. Most are never debated. There have been 60,655 this Parliament. What is an EDM?

MotionTabled byDateSignatures
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BILL Sir Christopher Chope 12 May 2009 8
PROSECUTION OF GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Dr Evan Harris 12 May 2009 135
DETENTION OF TRADE UNIONISTS AND STUDENTS IN IRAN John McDonnell 12 May 2009 48
HOUSE OF COMMONS CATERING STAFF Sir Lindsay Hoyle 12 May 2009 67
ADULT LEARNING Dr Hywel Francis 12 May 2009 91
BAN ON SNARES Mr Eric Martlew 12 May 2009 181
VOTING AGE AND 16-YEAR-OLDS Jo Swinson 12 May 2009 44
BOGUS COLLEGES Mrs Janet Dean 12 May 2009 115
BUILDING COLLEGES FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME Sir Hugh Bayley 12 May 2009 46
NATIONAL EXPRESS EAST COAST MAIN LINE FRANCHISE Jim Cousins 12 May 2009 31
BRITISH PHYSICS OLYMPIAD Lord Willis of Knaresborough 12 May 2009 19
PERSONAL CARE CHARGES Baroness Teather 12 May 2009 24
COCAINE AND CUTTING AGENTS Bob Spink 12 May 2009 23
64th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS Andrew Rosindell 11 May 2009 46
90TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMBAT STRESS Sir Bernard Jenkin 11 May 2009 72
INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY Mr David Anderson 11 May 2009 97
ARRESTS OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY PARTY MEMBERS IN TURKEY John Austin 11 May 2009 45
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BILL Lord Prescott 11 May 2009 149
LOCAL NEWSPAPER WEEK Sir Bob Russell 11 May 2009 61
SMART METERS Sir Lindsay Hoyle 11 May 2009 56
ANDY MURRAY AND BRITISH TENNIS Sir Lindsay Hoyle 11 May 2009 32
NATIONAL FAMILY WEEK Bob Spink 11 May 2009 24
GAZA 100 EVENT George Galloway 11 May 2009 28
MIND WEEK CAMPAIGN ON MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH Lynne Jones 11 May 2009 78
ANIMAL PROTECTION POLICY Sir Mike Penning 8 May 2009 1
VEHICLE NUMBER PLATE FLAGS (No. 2) John Mason 7 May 2009 1
REPLACEMENT OF TRIDENT MISSILES Mr Dai Davies 7 May 2009 2
PROPOSED SALE OF ROSSENDALE TRANSPORT Janet Anderson 7 May 2009 25
DETENTION OF PAKISTANI STUDENTS Mr Mohammad Sarwar 7 May 2009 26
POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BURMA Lord Stunell 7 May 2009 122